Original Article
IMF Staff Papers (2008) 55, 356–366. doi:10.1057/imfsp.2008.6; published online 8 April 2008
Why It Pays to Synchronize Structural Reforms in the Euro Area Across Markets and Countries
Luc Everaert*, and Werner Schule*
*Luc Everaert is a division chief and Werner Schule a senior economist with the IMF's European Department.
Abstract
Simulations with the IMF's Global Economy Model, calibrated to the European Union, suggest that there are sizable long-term gains in output and employment from boosting competition in product and labor markets. Coordinating reforms across these markets in a given country is found to be beneficial: it reduces transition costs in the short run and generates synergies in the long run. However, to prevent a temporary fall in euro area consumption, synchronization across countries is needed if they are to benefit from a monetary policy reaction.
JEL Classifications:
C53; E52; F47
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